2012 in review + Astronomy | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/series/2012-in-review+science/astronomy
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Science Weekly podcast: 2012, a year of discoveries and explorationhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2012/dec/31/science-weekly-podcast-2012-curiosity-mars-higgs
From landing Curiosity on Mars to finding a Higgs-like particle and the Encode project to map the genome – we review the year in science<p><strong>Alok Jha</strong> is joined by Guardian science correspondent <strong>Ian Sample</strong> and Observer science editor <strong>Robin McKie</strong> to discuss the most significant science stories of 2012. They talk about the discovery of a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/04/higgs-boson-discovery-real-work">Higgs-like particle</a>, the successful landing of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/aug/06/curiosity-rover-mars-landing-live-blog">Curiosity rover on Mars</a>, the creation of a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/28/bird-flu-mutant-strains">mutant strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus</a>, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/11/arctic-sea-ice-vanishing">Arctic ice-cap melt </a>and the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/05/genes-genome-junk-dna-encode">Encode project mapping our genome</a>. </p><p>Also find out what to expect in 2013, beginning with the genome editing project wrapping up clinical trials in the US in January and how it may redefine our ability to fight diseases.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2012/dec/31/science-weekly-podcast-2012-curiosity-mars-higgs">Continue reading...</a>ScienceSpaceMarsCuriosity roverHiggs bosonGeneticsParticle physicsNasaAstronomyMon, 31 Dec 2012 00:05:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2012/dec/31/science-weekly-podcast-2012-curiosity-mars-higgsPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesTraces of proton collisions at Cern in the search for the Higgs boson, which is 'like looking for a bit of hay in a haystack', according to physicist Sean Carroll. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesTraces of proton collisions at Cern in the search for the Higgs boson, which is 'like looking for a bit of hay in a haystack', according to physicist Sean Carroll. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesPresented by Alok Jha and produced by Jason Phipps, with Ian Sample and Robin McKie2012-12-31T00:05:00ZBest science stories of 2012 – in pictureshttps://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2012/dec/28/best-science-stories-2012-pictures
From the discovery of a Higgs-like particle at Cern in Geneva to the picture-perfect landing of Nasa's Curiosity rover on Mars – we bring you the very best of science in 2012 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2012/dec/28/best-science-stories-2012-pictures">Continue reading...</a>ScienceAstronomySpacePatrick MooreMarsCuriosity roverNasaAnthropologyNeuroscienceStephen HawkingFri, 28 Dec 2012 11:43:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2012/dec/28/best-science-stories-2012-picturesPhotograph: Oregon National Primate Research Centre/AFP/Getty ImagesGenetically modified monkeys, Roku and Hex, the world's first chimeric monkeys have been created in the US, with researchers fusing cells from up to six different embryos, January 2012. Photograph: Oregon National Primate Research Centre/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Oregon National Primate Research Centre/AFP/Getty ImagesGenetically modified monkeys, Roku and Hex, the world's first chimeric monkeys have been created in the US, with researchers fusing cells from up to six different embryos, January 2012. Photograph: Oregon National Primate Research Centre/AFP/Getty ImagesGuardian Staff2012-12-28T11:43:00Z